PantryPath Research · SNAP Benefits Report
SNAP Benefits in
South Carolina
South Carolina had an overall SNAP participation rate of 10.5% across 46 counties, with a coverage gap of 51.2% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
10.5%
SNAP participation
51.2%
Poverty coverage gap
217K
SNAP households
$66,818
Median income
South Carolina by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within South Carolina. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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South Carolina at a glance
SNAP households
217K
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
10.5%
All households
Poverty coverage
48.8%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
37.8%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
46.6%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
51.2%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 46 counties in South Carolina.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 Beaufort 79.6%
- 2 Pickens 77.5%
- 3 York 74.9%
- 4 Charleston 73.9%
- 5 Horry 73.5%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Colleton 62.8%
- 2 Abbeville 58.9%
- 3 Barnwell 57.7%
- 4 Hampton 52.1%
- 5 Darlington 50.9%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 Barnwell 26.3%
- 2 Allendale 24.7%
- 3 Lee 24.7%
- 4 Colleton 23.4%
- 5 Dillon 22.7%
Every county in South Carolina
All 46 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 15.4% | 58.9% | 41.1% | 46.9% | 54.9% | 47.1% | $52,112 |
| Aiken | 11.3% | 38.4% | 61.6% | 43.1% | 47.4% | 50.5% | $67,940 |
| Allendale | 24.7% | 47.6% | 52.4% | 51.9% | 51.2% | 40.6% | $31,603 |
| Anderson | 10.6% | 36.0% | 64.0% | 34.1% | 52.4% | 51.7% | $64,683 |
| Bamberg | 21.7% | 40.3% | 59.7% | 55.4% | 48.1% | 51.3% | $43,206 |
| Barnwell | 26.3% | 57.7% | 42.3% | 37.2% | 39.5% | 38.7% | $41,800 |
| Beaufort | 4.9% | 20.4% | 79.6% | 41.7% | 47.8% | 58.6% | $84,819 |
| Berkeley | 7.3% | 31.0% | 69.0% | 35.1% | 50.1% | 56.7% | $82,327 |
| Calhoun | 14.7% | 28.8% | 71.2% | 48.2% | 37.3% | 65.8% | $56,690 |
| Charleston | 6.2% | 26.1% | 73.9% | 39.6% | 38.9% | 53.0% | $84,320 |
| Cherokee | 14.0% | 48.6% | 51.4% | 36.2% | 43.3% | 32.8% | $49,047 |
| Chester | 17.1% | 39.9% | 60.1% | 33.0% | 44.6% | 54.4% | $51,216 |
| Chesterfield | 17.8% | 50.6% | 49.4% | 35.4% | 49.9% | 43.0% | $47,620 |
| Clarendon | 18.0% | 50.4% | 49.6% | 53.8% | 48.3% | 43.3% | $48,887 |
| Colleton | 23.4% | 62.8% | 37.2% | 43.9% | 54.8% | 54.2% | $48,779 |
| Darlington | 18.7% | 50.9% | 49.0% | 39.0% | 47.2% | 47.0% | $47,419 |
| Dillon | 22.7% | 46.2% | 53.8% | 31.6% | 45.2% | 43.0% | $44,038 |
| Dorchester | 8.1% | 31.7% | 68.3% | 28.3% | 42.9% | 58.3% | $76,896 |
| Edgefield | 12.7% | 48.7% | 51.3% | 49.7% | 56.5% | 32.7% | $67,092 |
| Fairfield | 18.5% | 39.8% | 60.2% | 49.2% | 47.4% | 61.5% | $46,972 |
| Florence | 15.3% | 45.3% | 54.7% | 38.6% | 43.0% | 47.1% | $56,650 |
| Georgetown | 11.4% | 46.4% | 53.6% | 45.2% | 49.3% | 43.3% | $66,734 |
| Greenville | 7.6% | 33.9% | 66.1% | 35.8% | 50.7% | 50.5% | $74,624 |
| Greenwood | 13.6% | 46.7% | 53.3% | 34.9% | 24.5% | 40.3% | $50,635 |
| Hampton | 21.3% | 52.1% | 47.9% | 43.5% | 56.8% | 48.8% | $43,059 |
| Horry | 7.3% | 26.5% | 73.5% | 38.5% | 52.3% | 55.7% | $64,623 |
| Jasper | 13.0% | 36.9% | 63.1% | 29.7% | 48.0% | 42.8% | $63,503 |
| Kershaw | 12.4% | 41.3% | 58.7% | 39.3% | 51.8% | 51.5% | $64,343 |
| Lancaster | 10.1% | 37.6% | 62.4% | 38.7% | 53.4% | 55.1% | $74,751 |
| Laurens | 17.4% | 42.3% | 57.7% | 36.3% | 45.0% | 54.1% | $55,517 |
| Lee | 24.7% | 39.9% | 60.1% | 51.1% | 34.7% | 64.4% | $44,145 |
| Lexington | 9.8% | 41.0% | 59.0% | 32.7% | 45.6% | 52.5% | $75,014 |
| Marion | 22.1% | 41.8% | 58.2% | 44.5% | 36.0% | 50.1% | $34,501 |
| Marlboro | 18.7% | 37.3% | 62.7% | 44.5% | 47.9% | 46.3% | $36,293 |
| McCormick | 11.2% | 36.7% | 63.3% | 46.9% | 36.9% | 38.4% | $55,344 |
| Newberry | 12.9% | 38.2% | 61.8% | 29.3% | 37.9% | 59.4% | $59,670 |
| Oconee | 12.1% | 42.1% | 57.9% | 36.1% | 57.9% | 44.2% | $60,193 |
| Orangeburg | 20.3% | 42.5% | 57.5% | 46.5% | 33.8% | 47.6% | $43,214 |
| Pickens | 8.9% | 22.5% | 77.5% | 41.0% | 55.8% | 55.8% | $59,411 |
| Richland | 10.5% | 30.2% | 69.8% | 33.1% | 48.5% | 53.2% | $61,699 |
| Saluda | 13.9% | 34.4% | 65.6% | 19.8% | 49.8% | 50.5% | $52,957 |
| Spartanburg | 10.5% | 35.9% | 64.1% | 34.1% | 49.2% | 49.9% | $64,195 |
| Sumter | 16.2% | 42.1% | 57.9% | 42.2% | 36.7% | 52.8% | $55,990 |
| Union | 20.3% | 49.1% | 50.9% | 30.5% | 46.5% | 45.4% | $41,200 |
| Williamsburg | 21.3% | 46.1% | 53.9% | 53.5% | 47.7% | 41.0% | $43,471 |
| York | 6.9% | 25.1% | 74.9% | 35.1% | 42.9% | 64.6% | $83,060 |
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